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Key Element I: Knowledge of the Faith

What We Bel ieve

“Sacred Scripture has a preeminent position in catechesis because Sacred Scripture “presents God’s own Word in unalterable form” and “makes the voice of the Holy Spirit resound again and again in the words of the prophets and apostles.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church is intended to complement Sacred Scripture. Together with Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture constitutes the supreme rule of faith.” (NDC no. 24)

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Forming Disciples for the New Evangel ization

21 © Archdiocese of Washington, Office for Religious Education 2010

Key Element I: Knowledge of the Faith

Promoting knowledge of the faith

First and foremost every Catholic educational institution is a place to encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth (cf. Spe Salvi, no. 4). This relationship elicits a desire to grow in the knowledge and understanding of Christ and his teaching. In this way those who meet him are drawn by the very power of the Gospel to lead a new life characterized by all that is beautiful, good, and true; a life of Christian witness nurtured and strengthened within the community of our Lord's disciples, the Church. (Address of Pope Benedict XVI to Catholic Educators of the United States, Thursday 17 April 2008, The Catholic University of America) Catechesis must, therefore, lead to "the gradual grasping of the whole truth about the divine plan" by introducing the disciples of Jesus to a knowledge of Tradition and of Scripture, which is "the sublime science of Christ." By deepening knowledge of the faith, catechesis nourishes not only the life of faith but equips it to explain itself to the world. The meaning of the Creed, which is a compendium of Scripture and of the faith of the Church, is the realization of this task. (GDC no. 85) The initial proclamation of the Gospel introduces the hearers to Christ for the first time and invites conversion to him. By the action of the Holy Spirit, such an encounter engenders in the hearers a desire to know about Christ, his life, and the content of his message. Catechesis responds to this desire by giving the believers a knowledge of the content of God's self-revelation which is found in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, and by introducing them to the meaning of the Creed. Creeds and doctrinal formulas that state the Church's belief are expressions of the Church's living tradition, which from the time of the apostles has developed "in the Church with the help of the Holy Spirit." (NDC no. 20.1)


22 Forming Disciples for the New Evangelization © Archdiocese of Washington, Office for Religious Education 2010

Key Element I Knowledge of the Faith

Grade 5 COL Correlation Legend: • SE references pages in the Student Edition • TE references pages in the Teacher’s Edition • Song references songs included on the Christ Our Life music CDs • BLMs reference Blackline Master numbers • ChristOurLife.com references activities found via the Christ Our Life online activity finder

Key Element I: Knowledge of the Faith 5 Compendium USCCA Christ Our Life Standard 1

CREED: Understand, believe and proclaim the Triune and redeeming God as revealed in creation and human experience, in Apostolic Tradition and Sacred Scripture, and as entrusted to the teaching office of the Church.

Indicators

5.01.01 Identify the Trinity in the Nicene Creed. See Nicene Creed,16 46-47

SE: 187, 210, 214 TE: 289

Additional Web BLM: 8-A

5.01.02 Identify the revelation of the Trinity in the story of Jesus' Baptism in the Gospel of Mark. (Mk 1:9-11)

SE: 121, 127 TE: 95, 171, 179 Additional Web

BLM:12-A ChristOurLife.com: Illustrated

Dictionary; Looking at Our Diocese; Marks of the Church;

The Church Is Apostolic




Grade 5

Key Element I: Knowledge of the Faith 5 Compendium USCCA Christ Our Life

5.01.03 Understand that the Church teaches that Jesus Christ is truly God and truly man. 87-88 81-83

SE: 80–82, 141–146, 196 TE: 113, 116–117, 179,

199–203, 221, 298 BLMs: 65, 67, 70Songs: We

Are Called; Be God’s

5.01.04 Understand that faith is a gift freely given by God and freely received. 28 37-39

SE: 198, 206 TE: 359

Song: All Are Welcome

5.01.05 Identify the marks of the Church: one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic. 161, 165, 166,

167

127-134, See Marks

of the Church, p. 519

SE: 204, 207 TE: 357, 360

ChristOurLife.com: Faces of the Church; Illustrated

Dictionary; Looking at Our Diocese; Marks of the Church; The Church Is

Apostolic

5.01.06 Recognize Mary as the Immaculate Conception. 96 143-146

TE: 275, 279, 307, 313 BLM: 72

ChristOurLife.com: Illustrated Dictionary

5.01.07

Define the Immaculate Conception: that from the first moment of her conception, Mary – by the singular grace of God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ – was preserved immune from original sin.

96 143-146

TE: 275, 279, 307, 313 BLM: 72

ChristOurLife.com: Illustrated Dictionary




Grade 5


Standard 2

SCRIPTURE: Read, comprehend and articulate salvation history as conveyed in God’s revelation through Sacred Scripture.

Indicators

5.02.01 Understand meaning of Gospel, as the good news proclaimed by Jesus. 22 79-80, See

Gospel, 514

SE: 10, 73, 360 TE: 16, 73, 360

BLMs: 8, 29 Additional Web BLM:

12-A

5.02.02 Understand meaning of evangelist as the name given to the four writers of the New Testament Gospels who are called Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

22

SE: 109–110, 149, 151 TE: 154–155, 205, 209 BLMs: 47, 65, 67, 70

Songs: We Are Called; Be God’s

5.02.03 State that the Gospel of Mark is found in the New Testament. 22

SE: 10, 200, 207, 210 TE: 16, 302, 360, 364 ChristOurLife.com: To Tell the Truth

5.02.04 Identify the chief characters in the Gospel of Mark especially Jesus, John the Baptist, Peter, the Twelve Apostles, Judas, and Mary Magdalene.

85, 102, 109, 127

79-80, 184, 111-112

SE: 90–92, 94, 102, 192, 203, 205, 212

TE: 128–131, 144, 294, BLM: 48A–B, 49 My

Reconciliation Booklet (SE pull out section)




Grade 5


5.02.05 Know that the whole of Christ's life continually teaches us: his birth, hidden years, public life, the mysteries of his death, Resurrection, Ascension, his prayer, and his love of people.

101 79-80, 86, 104-106

SE: 10, 51 TE: 16, 73

BLM: 6

5.02.06 Identify meaning of discipleship; a disciple is a follower of Jesus, one who accepts and assists in spreading the good news of Jesus Christ by both words and deeds.

127-129

454, 486-487,

See Disciple, pp. 509-

510

SE: 62–72, 96, 150 TE: 95, 97–101, 136, 179,

210, 281–282 BLMs: 10, 62B

Song: I Send You Out: A Model of Holiness

5.02.07 Identify significance of the Transfiguration of Jesus. 83, 110 80 TE: 41

5.02.08 Understand Jesus’ predictions about his death in the Gospel of Mark. (Mk 8:31-33; 9:30-32; 10:32-34)

TE: 255 ChristOurLife.com: A

Model of Holiness; Jesus’ Friends; Read All About It

5.02.09 Explain the significance of Jesus’ last meal of the Passover with his disciples. 287

216-217, See

Passover, 523

SE: 27, 210 TE: 41, 89, 365

ChristOurLife.com: TV News Interviews

5.02.10 Explain the meaning of the Paschal Mystery in relationship to Jesus’ death and Resurrection. 112

93, 96; See Paschal

Mystery , pp. 522-

523

SE: 27, 34, 43, 210 TE: 41, 46, 62, 67, 252, 365

BLM: 18 ChristOurLife.com: TV News Interviews



5.02.11 Understand that Jesus predicts his resurrection in the Gospel of Mark. (Mk 8:31-33; 9:30-32; 10:32-34) SE: 211

TE: 255

Key Element II: Liturgy and Sacraments

How We Celebrate

“Faith and worship are as closely related to one another as they were in the early Church: faith gathers the community for worship, and worship renews the faith of the community… In her Liturgy, the Church celebrates what she professes and lives above all the Paschal Mystery, by which Christ accomplished the work of our salvation.” (NDC no. 32)




Key Element II: Liturgy and Sacraments

Promoting knowledge of the meaning of the Liturgy and Sacraments

In the Church's Liturgy, in her prayer, in the living community of believers, we experience the love of God, we perceive his presence and we thus learn to recognize that presence in our daily lives. He has loved us first and he continues to do so; we too, then, can respond with love. God does not demand of us a feeling which we ourselves are incapable of producing. He loves us, he makes us see and experience his love, and since he has “loved us first”, love can also blossom as a response within us. (Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est, no. 17) Since Christ is present in the sacraments, the believer comes to know Christ in the liturgical celebrations of the Church and is drawn into communion with him. Christ's saving action in the Paschal Mystery is celebrated in the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, where the closest communion with Jesus on earth is possible as Catholics are able to receive his living Flesh and his Precious Blood in Holy Communion. Catechesis should promote "an active, conscious genuine participation in the liturgy of the Church, not merely by explaining the meaning of the ceremonies, but also by forming the minds of the faithful for prayer, for thanksgiving, for repentance, for praying with confidence, for a community spirit, and for understanding correctly the meaning of the creeds.'' (NDC no. 2) Christ is always present in his Church, especially in 'liturgical celebrations'. Communion with Jesus Christ leads to the celebration of his salvific presence in the sacraments, especially in the Eucharist. The Church ardently desires that all the Christian faithful be brought to that full, conscious and active participation which is required by the very nature of the liturgy. (GDC no. 85)

Forming Disciples for the New Evangelization


Key Element II Liturgy and Sacraments

Grade 5

Key Element II: Liturgy and Sacraments 5 Compendium USCCA Christ Our Life

Standard 3

SACRAMENTS: Understand and participate in the sacraments of the Church as effective signs of God's grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church.

Indicators

5.03.01 Describe the sacraments as supernatural signs of grace instituted by Christ and given to the Church to strengthen our faith and make us holy.

228, 230-231 169

SE: 9, 11–12 TE: 15, 17–18, 31

ChristOurLife.com: Sacramental Dictionaries

5.03.02 Name the Sacraments of Initiation, and describe them and their symbols.

251, 256, 266-267, 271, 279

183-187, 203-211, 215-229

SE: 11, 14, 16, 35, 81, 192, 212

TE: 17, 23–24, 41, 115, 153, 294, 367

ChristOurLife.com: Win, Lose, or Draw

5.03.03 Describe the Sacrament of Matrimony as a grace-filled covenant between a man and woman.

321, 337-338 281

SE: 80–82, 141–146, 196 TE: 113, 116–117, 179,

199–203, 221, 298 BLMs: 65, 67, 70





Grade 5


5.03.04 Describe Holy Orders as a call given by God to men to serve His people and bring them to the sacraments.

328 264-266

SE: 11, 14, 110, 115¬–127, 193, 212TE: 17, 153, 155, 163–167, 171–175,

295, 367

5.03.05 Witness the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and recognize God's healing presence.

315 251-255 SE: 91–94, 98, 100, 192 TE: 129–131, 138, 294 Song: Healing Balm




Grade 5


Standard 4

LITURGY: Understand and celebrate the liturgical rites of the Church as expressed in the church year and epitomized in the Eucharist as the source and summit of Christian life.

Indicators

5.04.01 List the liturgical feasts and seasons of the Church. 241-242 514 SE: 166 - 182 TE: 229 - 284

5.04.02 Explain that all forms of liturgy are the actions of the Holy Spirit intending to make us holy.

218-220 129, 138, 170-171

SE: 24 34, 90, 109 TE: 34, 59, 98, 128, 154,

268–271

5.04.03 Describe the rite of Baptism.

256 186-187

SE: 17–18 TE: 25–26 BLM: 9

Song: You Have Been Baptized in Christ

Key Element III: Morality

How We Live

“Christ is the norm of morality. ‘ Christian morality consists in following Jesus Christ, in abandoning oneself to him, in letting oneself be transformed by his grace and renewed by his mercy, gifts which come to us in the living communion of his Church.” (NDC no. 42)




Key Element III: Morality

Promoting moral formation in Jesus Christ

Only if we live in the right way, with one another and for one another, can freedom develop…If we live in opposition to the love and against the truth – in opposition to God – then we destroy one another and destroy the world. (Pope Benedict XVI, homily, December 8, 2005, marking the 40th Anniversary of the closure of the Second Vatican Council) Jesus' moral teaching is an integral part of his message. Catechesis must transmit both the content of Christ's moral teachings as well as their implications for Christian living. Moral Catechesis aims to conform the believer to Christ – to bring about personal transformation and conversion. It should encourage the faithful to give witness – both in their private lives and in the public arena – to Christ's teaching in everyday life. Such testimony demonstrates the social consequences of the demands of the Gospel. (NDC no. 3) Conversion to Jesus Christ implies walking in his footsteps. Catechesis must, therefore, transmit to the disciples the attitudes of the Master himself. The disciples thus undertake a journey of interior transformation, in which, by participating in the paschal mystery of the Lord, "they pass from the old man to the new man who has been made perfect in Christ." (GDC no. 85) Truly, matters in the world are in a bad state: but if you and I begin in earnest to reform ourselves, a really good beginning will have been made. (St. Peter of Alcantara) Turn now to consider how these words of our Lord imply a test for yourselves also. Ask yourself whether you belong to his flock, whether you know him, whether the light of his truth shines in your minds. I assure you that it is not by faith that you will come to know him, but by love; not by mere conviction, but by action. (Pope St. Gregory the Great)



Key Element III Morality Grade 5

Key Element III: Morality 5 Compendium USCCA Christ Our Life

Standard 5

Conscience: Develop a moral conscience informed by church teachings.

Indicators

5.05.01 Explain morality. 367-369 520 SE: 209 TE: 271

5.05.02 Identify that our conscience helps us to know what is right and to do what we believe is right. 372-376 314-318

SE: 81, 84–85 TE: 113, 116, 119–121 BLM: 45, 46, 65, 67, 70

5.05.03 Identify the eight Beatitudes as Jesus' teaching about the Kingdom of God and moral goodness. 359-362 308-309

SE: 195–196, 204 TE: 297–298, 356Song:

Blest Are TheyChristOurLife.com: The Language of Truth

5.05.04 Identify moral goodness with justice and stewardship. 381 517, 450-455

SE: 109–110, 149, 151 TE: 154–155, 205, 209 BLMs: 47, 65, 67, 70


5.05.05 Explain what virtues are and how they are acquired. 377-378 315, 316-317

SE: 198 TE: 301

ChristOurLife.com: Say It With Virtues





5.05.06 Name and explain the four Cardinal Virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance 379-383

320, See definitions on

pp.513, 517, 525,

530.





Standard 6

Christian Living: Understand and live the moral teachings of the Church through a life of discipleship in Jesus Christ expressed in love for God, conversion, positive self-image, personal integrity, social justice, the dignity of the human person and love of neighbor.

Indicators

5.06.01 Acknowledge that from the first moment of new life, at conception, a unique, unrepeatable human being is created and loved by God. 466 389-401 SE: 135 - 140

TE: 132-139

5.06.02 Identify moral goodness with justice and stewardship. 381 450-455

SE: 109–110, 149, 151 TE: 154–155, 205, 209 BLMs: 47, 65, 67, 70


5.06.03 Illustrate how we should respect all people, no matter how different they are from us (for example, by race, culture, or age). 413 127-129 SE: 135 – 140

TE: 132-139

5.06.04 Give examples of how social justice principles can be applied to inform and critique both personal and societal situations. 509-512 325-327 SE: 201 - 202

TE: 217 - 218

5.06.05 Explain why we are called to participate in outreach activities that reach out to the poor, the lonely, and the suffering as Jesus did. 520 450-456 SE: 135 – 140

TE: 132-139





5.06.06 Understand that the Church – one, holy, catholic, and apostolic – is the People of God, called together by the Holy Spirit. 161, 165, 166,

174 126-134 SE: 21, 109, 205 TE: 31, 154, 357

5.06.07 Describe how the Church is the sacrament of Christ in the world. 152 116-117

5.06.08 State the seven key themes or principles of Catholic Social Teaching. (See Appendix #2 for a listing) 509-511 325-327

Key Element IV: Prayer

How We Pray

“God tirelessly calls each person to that mysterious encounter known as prayer” (CCC no. 1075). His initiative comes first; the human response to his initiative is itself prompted by the grace of the Holy Spirit… In prayer, the Holy Spirit not only reveals the identity of the Triune God to human persons but also reveals the identity of human persons to themselves. (NDC no. 34)




Key Element IV: Prayer

Teaching the disciple how to pray with Christ

The issue is the primacy of God… If a man's heart is not good, then nothing else can turn out good either. (Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth, New York: Doubleday, 2007, 33-34) Catechesis teaches the Christian how to pray with Christ. Conversion to Christ and communion with him lead the faithful to adopt his disposition of prayer and reflection. (NDC no. 20:4) Communion with Jesus Christ leads the disciples to assume the attitude of prayer and contemplation which the Master himself had. To learn to pray with Jesus is to pray with the same sentiments with which he turned to the Father: adoration, praise, thanksgiving, filial confidence, supplication and awe for his glory. (GDC no. 85)



Key Element IV Prayer

Grade 5

Key Element IV: Prayer 5 Compendium USCCA Christ Our Life

Standard 7

PRAYER: Know and participate in the Catholic tradition of prayer and acknowledge prayer as the primary way we deepen our knowledge of God in the community.

Indicators

5.07.01

Pray daily as a way of calling God to mind, remaining in his presence, being in love with him, seeking his guidance, expressing sorrow for sins, seeking his forgiveness, growing in trust of him and simply thanking him. (1Thes 5:17)

See Acts of

Faith, Hope and Love, p. 191

476-477

SE: 4, 83, 109 TE: 9, 11, 49, 118, 125, 154 Songs: Thanks and Praise;

Go Now in Peace

5.07.02 Recognize sacramental ritual prayers. 171-172 SE: 192 - 193 TE: 210-211

5.07.03 Construct spontaneous and meditation prayers. 553-554 473-474

SE: 80–82, 141–146, 196 TE: 113, 116–117, 179,

199–203, 221, 298 BLMs: 65, 67, 70


5.07.04 Memorize liturgical responses. 218-219 219-220

5.07.05 Lead the Rosary with a group (in class session or at home). See The Rosary, p. 189

See How to Pray the

Rosary, 538-539

SE: 188 – 190 TE: 208-209



Key Element IV Prayer

Grade 5

Key Element IV: Prayer 5 Compendium USCCA Christ Our Life

5.07.06 Understand that faithfulness to prayer and worship leads to the grace to lead a moral life. 429 464 SE: 135 – 139

TE: 132-139

5.07.07 Participate in the church as a celebration of the Paschal Mystery. 271-274 166-168 SE: 210 TE: 193

Key Element V: Education for Living in the

Christ ian Community

How We Live in the Community, the Church

“We were created as social beings who find fulfillment only in love – for God and for our neighbor. If we are truly to gaze upon him who is the source of our joy, we need to do so as members of the people of God (cf. Spe Salvi no. 14). If this seems counter-cultural, that is simply further evidence of the urgent need for a renewed evangelization of culture.” (Benedict XVI – 16 April 2008 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception)”




Key Element V: Education for Living in the Christian Community

Preparing Christians to live in community and to participate actively in the life

and mission of the Church

Nor has the Lord been absent from subsequent Church history: he encounters us ever anew, in the men and women who reflect his presence, in his word, in the sacraments, and especially in the Eucharist. In the Church's Liturgy, in her prayer, in the living community of believers, we experience the love of God, we perceive his presence and we thus learn to recognize that presence in our daily lives. He has loved us first and he continues to do so; we too, then, can respond with love. God does not demand of us a feeling which we ourselves are incapable of producing. He loves us, he makes us see and experience his love, and since he has “loved us first” love can also blossom as a response within us. (Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est, no. 17) Catechesis prepares the Christian to live in community and to participate actively in the life and mission of the Church. (NDC, no. 5) Christian community life is not realized spontaneously. It is necessary to educate it carefully. In this apprenticeship, the teaching of Christ on community life, recounted in the Gospel of St Matthew, calls for attitudes which it is for catechesis to inculcate: the spirit of simplicity and humility ("unless you turn and become like little children..." Mt 18:3); solicitude for the least among the brethren ("but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin..." Mt 18:6); particular care for those who are alienated ("Go and search of the one that went astray..." Mt 18:12); fraternal correction ("Go and tell him his fault..." Mt 18:15); common prayer ("if two of you agree on earth to ask about anything..." Mt 18:19); mutual forgiveness ("but seventy times seven..." Mt 18:22). Fraternal love embraces all these attitudes ("love one another; even as I have loved you..." Jn 13:34). (GDC, no. 86A) In developing this community sense, catechesis takes special note of the ecumenical dimension and encourages fraternal attitudes toward members of other Christian churches and ecclesial communities. Thus catechesis in pursuing this objective should give a clear exposition of all the Church's doctrine and avoid formulations or expressions that might give rise to error. It also implies "a suitable knowledge of other confessions", with which there are shared elements of faith: "the written word of God, the life of grace, faith, hope and charity, and the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit". Catechesis will possess an ecumenical dimension in the measure in which it arouses and nourishes "a true desire for unity", not easy irenicism, but perfect unity, when the Lord himself wills it and by those means by which he wishes that it should be brought about. (GDC, no. 86B)



Key Element V Education for Living in the Christian Community

Grade 5

Key Element V: Education for Living in the Christian Community 5 Compendium USCCA Christ Our Life

Standard 8

CATHOLIC CHURCH: Understand and appreciate the mystery of the Church, the Body of Christ, the community of believers, as expressed in the Church’s origin, mission of evangelization, hierarchical structure, marks, charisms, members and the communion of saints

Indicators

5.08.01

Know that Christ established and sustains here on earth his holy Church, the community of faith, hope and charity, through which he communicates truth and grace to all humankind through his Holy Spirit.

145 114-116

SE: 121, 127 TE: 95, 171, 179

Additional Web BLM: 12-A ChristOurLife.com: Illustrated


Apostolic

5.08.02 Show understanding that the Catholic Church is entrusted with the mission of Jesus Christ. 174 117-118

SE: 121, 127 TE: 95, 171, 179

Additional Web BLM: 12-A ChristOurLife.com: Illustrated


Apostolic




Grade 5


5.08.03 Identify Peter as the first of the apostles and head of the early Christian community. 109 119-121

SE: 80–82, 141–146, 196 TE: 113, 116–117, 179, 199–

203, 221, 298 BLMs: 65, 67, 70


5.08.04 Recognize how the Pope speaks in the name of the Church to all its members and to the world. 180, 182 130

SE: 124 TE: 174

ChristOurLife.com: Looking at Our Diocese; Marks of the

Church; The Church Is Apostolic; Name a Pope

5.08.05 Identify the head of a diocese as a bishop, an archdiocese as an archbishop (who also may be a cardinal). 167 133

SE: 124–126, 206 TE: 174–175, 358 BLMs: 54A, 59A

ChristOurLife.com: Looking at Our Diocese, Marks of the

Church; The Church Is Apostolic

5.08.06 Articulate that Holy Orders is the sacrament that provides deacons, priests and bishops to serve the People of God in the Catholic Church.

325 265-267, 273

SE: 110, 121–126 TE: 171–175

BLM: 58

5.08.07 Show understanding that all members of the Church belong to the Communion of Saints by reason of baptism. 194-195 192-193




Grade 5


Standard 9

ECUMENISM: Understand and participate in the call of the Church to be a sign of unity in the world through knowledge of and collaboration with other Catholic (Eastern), Orthodox, and Christian churches.

Indicators

5.09.01 Explain that Jesus founded the Catholic Church and named Peter as the rock upon which that Church would be built. (Mt 16:18)

109, 162 114

SE: 109–110, 149, 151 TE: 154–155, 205, 209 BLMs: 47, 65, 67, 70


5.09.02 State that the Catholic Church recognizes that the Pope is the successor of Peter on earth and therefore the leader of the Catholic Church throughout the world.

182 130-134

SE: 124, 211 TE: 174

ChristOurLife.com: Looking at Our Diocese; Marks of the

Church; The Church Is Apostolic; Name a Pope




Grade 5


5.09.03 Identify that the bishop or archbishop of a diocese is a successor of the Apostles, appointed by the Pope, sign of our unity and shepherd of the particular Church assigned to him.

182-187 29-30, 265-266

SE: 124–126, 206 TE: 174-175

BLMs: 54A, 59A–B ChristOurLife.com: Looking at Our Diocese, Marks of the

Church; The Church Is Apostolic

5.09.04 Know that some Eastern Christian Churches that do not accept the role of the Pope as the successor of St. Peter and head of the universal Church are called "Orthodox".

168, 293

232, See Orthodox Churches,

890




Grade 5


Standard 10

CATHOLIC PRINCIPLES AND RELATIONSHIPS: Apply Catholic principles to interpersonal relations.

Indicators

5.10.01 Define "sacred" and "precious" as all comes from and belongs to God. 62, 67-68 55-56, 67-

68 171

5.10.02 Describe that God created humans with bodies and souls 69-70 67-68, 71 SE: 213 TE: 276

5.10.03 Explain how modesty demonstrates respect for one's body and the bodies of others. 530 108, 209,

441-445 SE: 141 – 146 TE: 140-149

5.10.04 Explain that human life is sacred from its beginning to its natural end. 470, 472, 478,

500 43, 211, 391, 401

SE: 135 – 140 TE: 132-139




Grade 5


Standard 11

VOCATION: Understand and undertake discipleship in Christ responding in faith by participating in the mission of the Church through living a specific call in the life of the Church.

Indicators

5.11.01 Understand meaning of discipleship. 123, 172, 386 181-199,

See Disciple, 509-510

5.11.02 Identify the Sacrament of Baptism as initiation into a life of discipleship in Jesus Christ. 252-264 195-196, See

Baptism, 505

SE: 15–19, 35–37 TE: 21, 23–27, 31, 34, 51

ChristOurLife.com: A Reminder to Be Holy; Back to

the Future

5.11.03 Understand that through Baptism all followers of Jesus are called to the ministry of service. 263 195-197,

308-309

SE: 15–19, 35–37 TE: 21, 23–27, 31, 34, 51

ChristOurLife.com: A Reminder to Be Holy; Back to

the Future

5.11.04 Understand that some people are called to the priesthood or religious life, others to married or single life. 192-193, 337-

338, 321-324

139, 265-267, 279,

See Vocation,

531

SE: 110–114, 127, 132, 214 TE: 151, 153–159, 163, 179,

184, 370 BLMs: 54A, 55, 60

Song: Service; We Are Many Parts

ChristOurLife.com: Vocational Brochures; Who Am I? How

Do I Serve?

Key Element VI: Evangel ization and Apostol ic

Life

How we, as Individuals and Community, Live in Service to the

World

“Only if we are aware of our calling, as individuals and as a community, to be part of God’s family as his sons and daughters, will we be able to generate a new vision and muster new energy in the service of a truly integral humanism. The greatest service to development, then, is a Christian humanism that enkindles charity and takes its lead


from truth, accepting both as a lasting gift from God.” (Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate, no. 78)



Key Element VI: Evangelization and Apostolic Life

Promoting a missionary spirit and vocation that prepares disciples to be present as Christians in society

"[S]alvation has always been considered a “social” reality. Indeed, the Letter to the Hebrews speaks of a “city” (cf. 11:10, 16; 12:22; 13:14) and therefore of communal salvation. Consistently with this view, sin is understood by the Fathers as the destruction of the unity of the human race, as fragmentation and division. Babel, the place where languages were confused, the place of separation, is seen to be an expression of what sin fundamentally is. Hence “redemption” appears as the reestablishment of unity, in which we come together once more in a union that begins to take shape in the world community of believers. (Pope Benedict XVI, Spe Salvi no.14) Evangelization means bringing the Good News of Jesus into human situations and seeking to transform individuals and society by the divine power of the Gospel itself (Go and Make Disciples no.15). When Baptized, you have received the Spirit of Christ Jesus, which brings salvation and hope; your lives are a witness of faith. As sharers through Baptism in the priestly mission of Jesus, we are called to live our faith fully, share our faith freely and transform the world through the power of the Gospel. We have a story of faith to share. Catechesis promotes a missionary spirit that prepares the faithful to be present as Christians in society. The ‘world’ thus becomes the place and the means for the lay faithful to fulfill their Christian vocation. Catechesis seeks to help the disciples of Christ to be present in society precisely as believing Christians who are able and willing to bear witness to their faith in words and deeds. In fostering this spirit of evangelization, catechesis nourishes the evangelical attitudes of Jesus Christ in the faithful: to be poor in spirit, to be compassionate, to be meek, to hear the cry of injustice, to be merciful, to be pure of heart, to make peace, and to accept rejection and persecution. Catechesis recognizes that other religious traditions reflect the “seeds of the Word” that can constitute a true “preparation for the Gospel.” It encourages adherents of the world’s religions to share what they hold in common, never minimizing the real differences between and among them. “Dialogue is not in opposition to the mission ad gentes.” (NDC no. 20:6)



Catechesis is also open to the missionary dimension. This seeks to equip the disciples of Jesus to be present as Christians in society through their professional, cultural and social lives. It also prepares them to lend their cooperation to the different ecclesial services, according to their proper vocation. (GDC no. 86A) In educating for this missionary sense, catechesis is also necessary for interreligious dialogue, if it renders the faithful capable of meaningful communication with men and women of other religions. Catechesis shows that the link between the Church and non-Christian religions is, in the first place, the common origin and end of the human race, as well as the "many seeds of the word which God has sown in these religions". Catechesis too helps to reconcile and, at the same time, to distinguish between "the proclamation of Christ" and "inter-religious dialogue". These two elements, while closely connected, must not be confused or identified. Indeed, "dialogue does not dispense form evangelization." (GDC no. 86B)



Key Element VI Evangelization and Apostolic Life

Grade 5

Key Element VI: Evangelization and Apostolic Life 5 Compendium USCCA Christ Our Life

Standard 12

CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING: Know, critique, and apply social justice and stewardship principles to societal situations in a way that acknowledges and affirms the dignity of the human person and community.

Indicators

5.12.01 Identify that the Church teaches that we must work for a more just and fair society and world. 191, 404, 410 420-425 SE: 201 - 202

TE: 217

5.12.02 Explain that human life is sacred from its beginning to its natural end. 466, 470, 472 387 SE: 135 - 140

TE: 132-139

5.12.03 Compare our adoption as sons and daughters of God through Baptism to adoption into a human family. 131, 500-501 193, 381

5.12.04 Define stewardship as responsibility for all God's creation. 72 424, 451-452

SE: 135 TE: 132-133, 205

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Standard 13

INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE: Understand and participate in the call of the Church to be a sign of unity in the world through knowledge of and collaboration with Jews, Muslims, and all faith traditions.

Indicators

5.13.01 Understand that there are many religions but only one God. 170 22

SE: 4 TE: 3, 7

Song: Hallelujah! We Sing Your Praises

5.13.02 Identify Judaism as the religion of God's covenant with Abraham. 169 131 SE: 203, 208

TE: 163, 355, 361

5.13.03 Identify the religion of Islam as founded on the faith of Abraham. 170 131


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Standard 14

MISSIONARY VOCATION: Demonstrate an appreciation for Catholic missionary and evangelization efforts through our Catholic faith community, its culture, worship, sacramental life, and service.

Indicators

5.14.01

Realize that disciples of Jesus are not only called to change continually and reform their lives in light of the teaching of Jesus, but to share what they have learned from him in and through the Church with others.

172-173 450-455, 487

SE: 67 - 72 TE: 68-75

5.14.02 Show understanding that the Catholic Church is entrusted with the mission of Jesus Christ. 143 115-116

SE: 121, 127 TE: 95, 171, 179

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5.14.03 Explain evangelization. 80, 172, 190

134-137, 502, See

Evangelization, 512

5.14.04 Explain "Peace is the work of justice, and the effect of charity." 481-482, 506 449, 308, 333

5.14.05 Identify places in our world that need our prayers because of issues of injustice, war, and inequality.

Documents

Key Element I: Knowledge of the Faithfiles.milarch.org/offices/evangelization/faith-formation/forming-disciples/...Describe the sacraments as supernatural signs of grace instituted